For the duration of martial law, the NBU loosens some of the source verification requirements for the financial transactions to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine that the banks make through the accounts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine or the special account opened by the NBU.
The banks shall adhere to all the other AML/CFT requirements in line with the Law of Ukraine On Preventing and Counteracting to Legalization (Laundering) of the Proceeds of Crime, Terrorism Financing, and Financing Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and other regulations implementing this law.
The NBU Board approved respective decision by its Resolution No. 25 On Measures to Prevent and Counteract Legalization (Laundering) of of the Proceeds from Crime, Terrorism Financing, and Financing Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction Under Martial Law dated 27 February 2022. The Resolution comes into force on 27 February 2022 and will stay valid along with Presidential Decree No. 64/2022 On Introducing Martial Law in Ukraine dated 24 February 2022.